The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,
Thomas e. Powell Nominated for
Governor.

CLEVELAND, o., July 21.-The Ohio State
Democratic convention to-day nominated
Thomas Z. Powell for Governor and ID. c.
Goldman of Portage county for Lieutenant
Governor. For judge of Supreme county for
the long term L. r. Critchfeld of Holmes
county was nominated by acclamation; for
judge of the Supreme court for the short
term, Virgil p. Kline of Cleveland: for
auditor, Emil Kissenetter Of Franklin
county.
The following platform was unanimously
adopted:
The Democratic party Of Ohio, In convention
assembled, proclaims its hearty and unqualified
endorsement Of the honest, patriotic and econom-
ical administration of President Cleveland.
We demand such judicious reduction of the
present burdens0me tariff as shall result in pro-
ducing revenue SUFFICIENT only to meet the ex-
penses of an economical administration of the
government, the payment Of liberal pensions to
Union soldiers and sailors and the payment of
the interest and principal OF the public debt. And
II necessary, we favor such a reduction of in
ternal revenue, except on liquors, as will prevent
the accumulation OF a surplus in the national
treasury, and we denounce any attempt to abolish
the tax on liquors for the purpose OF keeping up
tne present unjust, unequal and ruinous tariff
system.
held for actual settlers, who are citizens Of the
United States and for those who declare their in
teut1ou to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all people
struggling to free themselves from the environ
ments % 0f despotism and especially does the long
and gallent struggle of Ireland for home rule
evoke our warmest applause.
The present Republican State administra-
tion was denounced in the platform as weak,
partisan, personal and unbusinesslike. OF
the liquor traffic the platform affirms:
We declare in favor Of proper regulation Of
the liquor traffic. and believe II to be the duty of
all good citizens to aid in reducing to a minimum
the evils resulting therefrom; and TO this end we
favor the submission of an amendment to the
traffic.
Thomas Edward Powell nominated to-day
for Governor at Cleveland, is 43 years old,
OF Welsh descent, born at Delaware, Della
ware county, Ohio. While a student at the
Ohio Wesleyan University in 1864 he enlist
ed as private in this regiment, served four
months, subsequently graduated, and having
studied law with Col. w. II. Reed formed.a
partnership with him. In 1875 was nomif-
ated for Attorney General and had the dis
Junction of defeat by smaller majority
than Governor William Allen. Contrary to
10 MS wishes he was nominated for Congress
In lSS2, and though defeated by Gen. james
;. Robinson, he reduced the Republican
majority to 400. In 1880 he headed the Dem
ocratic electoral ticket, and in 1885 served as
chairman of the Democratic State committee.
During the past four years he has had a law
office In Columbus.
Inc HLot anu only row Oh tne udy was pre-
cipitated when the nomination for State
Auditor was reached. Emil Kissewetter,
the present incumbent, was placed in nomin-
alton and before half the delegates could COM
prehend the situation motion to suspend
the rules and make the nomination by accla-
nation had been put and declared carried.
Against the decision the Hamilton county
delegation protested loud and long, while
John McBridge, the Stark county labor agi-
tator, declared amid considerable ex-
citement that he would bolt the nom-
ination and take the stump against
the nominee unless fair play was granted.
He called an appeal from the decision Of the
chair, but at this point Mr.. Kise Wetter
poured oil on the troubled waters by declar-
ing from the body of the hall that he did not
want nomination to which the Stigma of
gag law might be attached BY the unani-
nous consent of the convention the Chair
was allowed to end all that he had done i'm
the matter, and Joseph G. Curley of Urbana
was placed in nomination.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit Kisewetter, 500; Curley, 800. CIV
Harper was nominated by acclamation for
State Treasurer. The ticket was Completed
by the nomination of w. III. Lees, of Put
nam county, for Attorney General, and Peter
Murphy, of Butler, for member of the
Board of Public Works. The convention. at
3.55 o'clock, adjourned.